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Product showcase: Strength amid noise

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... targets every month since inception. All investor withdrawals have been processed in full and on time. And the FX hedging program has delivered as expected." Paton believes this is because the underlying portfolio exhibits the investment fundamentals ...

Super outflows persist but profits up at Insignia Financial

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... million, driven by higher average funds under management and administration and the continued execution of our cost-out program," Hartley said. "Pleasingly we have reduced below the line cash costs from $153 million to $16 million which has greatly improved ...

MA Financial expands hospitality portfolio in NZ

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... Hospitality portfolio in Queenstown for the MA NZ Growth Fund, an investment option for its Active Investor Plus (AIP) Visa program to streamline the pathway to residency for high-net-worth investors. The MA NZ Growth Fund seeks to invest in businesses ...

ASIC inquiry an 'inflection' point for ASX: Lofthouse

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... creation of a governance structure for its clearing and settlement facilities, as well as the reset of its Accelerate program. "The calling of an inquiry by ASIC and the subsequent interim report published last December is a critical inflection point ...

RBA veteran leads AOFM review

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
... approach to financing the operations of government, including the development and delivery of the annual issuance (borrowing) program. How effectively the AOFM manages the cash portfolio will be under the microscope, including the development and implementation ...

Helen Lofthouse to exit ASX in May

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2026
ASX managing director and chief executive Helen Lofthouse will leave the bourse in May. Described as a planned departure, the exchange announced after the close yesterday that Lofthouse and the board agreed now was an appropriate time for a new chief ...

FIIG Securities fined $2.5m for lengthy cyber failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
FIIG Securities will pay $2.5 million over cybersecurity failures that went on for years and saw the private data of clients compromised and, in some cases, leaked. ASIC brought its case against FIIG Securities in March 2025 after it found the firm ...

UN pension fund confirms leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
The United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund has a new lead. Robert van der Zee was permanently appointed by the United Nations Secretary General to oversee the pension fund as Representative of the Secretary General for the investment of the fund's ...

ASIC bans adviser who stole from super accounts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2026
... said he lost $50,000 through a fake trading platform. His family and friends also lost money from the scam. He told the program that he had been "in the [financial planning] game for 35 years" and if an "influential financial adviser" like him couldn't ...

Future Fund adds $30bn to FUM in 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
The Future Fund returned 12.4% in the 12 months to 31 December 2025, adding some $29.54 billion to funds under management (FUM), ending the year at $267.4 billion. The long-term return also exceeded the fund's mandate target (7%), coming in at 8.5% ...